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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Ubuntu affects IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerability CVE-2019-14899 has been found in Ubuntu and potentially affects container images of IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-14899
DESCRIPTION:   Multiple Linux distributions could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by issues related to systemd and rp_filter configuration. By sending specially-crafted network packets, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to infer and hijack VPN-tunneled TCP connections.
CVSS Base score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172650 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed  9.5.0 FP01 and earlier


Remediation/Fixes

APAR IJ24525 has been opened to address Ubuntu vulnerabilities affecting IBM Workload Scheduler.
Apar IJ24525 is already included in IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5 FP02, already available on FixCentral.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

26 Apr 2020: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 June 2020

UID

ibm16205698